Hello

 

Thank you for visiting

 

If you are here you are looking for a personal

companion or care assistance either for

yourself or a loved one..

 

 

I have been working in personal care for more than 10 years, in various settings, such as large retirement communities, small group care homes and private residences.  I began my work as a live-in caregiver.  Within a few years, I advanced to becoming a licensed Long Term Care Administrator in the state of Nevada.  I have held many related positions-- Activities Coordinator, Director of Community Outreach, Senior Housing Specialist, Retirement Counselor, Long Term Care Assistant Administrator. When I moved to California 4 years ago I began to focus my work.  I’ve since found a comfortable niche care assisting, and house/staff managing when needed, with private families and individuals.  I find this to be very rewarding--I sincerely enjoy my work, which includes assisting older adults, disabled adults, and those with mental health and/or behavioral challenges.

 

I have experience with all common aging diagnosis; arthritis, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, cancer, as well as dietary related issues, such as obesity, hypo/hyperthyroidism, and diabetes, memory disorders, including dementia and Alzheimer’s, and mental illness, such as depression, bi-polar, and Autism.  I have worked with the hearing impaired, legally blind, and have brief experience with M.S. and Parkinson’s.  I am happy to work with both the ambulatory and non-ambulatory.  I am comfortable and quite experienced with continence care.

 

Assisting people in a way that is both kind, and also helpful, is important to me.  It requires patience and is part of the ongoing process of getting to know someone.  In this sense, I begin new each time I meet someone new and this is a part of the joy of this work. It stays current and fresh, there is always the element of having to be deeply present, constantly paying attention, being quick - creative - and resourceful..